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February 09, 2023
****Top News****
Amid 'Record-Breaking Profits,' Sanders and Railway Unions Demand Paid
Sick Leave
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"The industry can and must guarantee at least seven paid sick days to
every rail worker in America," said the Vermont senator in renewed push.
****Julia Conley****
Critics Decry Pelosi Push for 'Corporate Hack' Sean Patrick Maloney to
Be Labor Secretary
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"I would really appreciate it if Sean Patrick Maloney could NOT fail
upwards into a cabinet position and if we could get a secretary of labor
who is actually unabashedly pro-labor," one opponent said.
**Brett Wilkins**
Parroting Industry Talking Points, GOP Goes to Bat for Fraud-Riddled
Medicare Advantage
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"Medicare Advantage is private insurance," said Democratic Rep. Ro
Khanna. "It profits by tricking patients into enrolling, and then
denying them coverage."
****Jake Johnson****
As Temps Soar, State AGs Urge OSHA to Implement Heat Protections for
Worker Safety
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"As our summers grow hotter and more deadly, OSHA must heed the call of
these seven AGs and issue an emergency heat standard to protect
workers," said one public health advocate.
****Kenny Stancil****
'Tipping Point': IEA Says Surging Renewables to Be World's Top
Electricity Source by 2025
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Climate advocates welcomed the forecast—although one expert stressed
that the world doesn't need "miracle technologies" or new nuclear power
to meet its electricity needs.
****Brett Wilkins****
GOP Offers Preview of Austerity Targets: Food Aid for Poor Families,
Student Debt Relief, and More
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"Why is it that whenever tough choices are required, Republicans want
working families and children to make the sacrifice?" asked the top
Democrat on the House Budget Committee.
****Jake Johnson****
Barcelona Mayor Ada Colau Cuts City's Ties With Israel Over 'Crime of
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"We cannot be silent," said Colau.
****Julia Conley****
US Lawmakers Reintroduce Bill to End Authorizations for 'Horrific
Forever Wars'
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"It's far past time to put decisions of military action back in the
hands of the people, as the constitution intended," said Rep. Barbara
Lee.
****Kenny Stancil****
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****Opinion****
Biden Is Right. No Billionaire Should Pay a Lower Tax Rate Than a School
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Under the billionaire minimum income tax, billionaires would pay a tax
rate of at least 20 percent on their full income, including unrealized
appreciation, just like workers pay taxes on their paychecks each year.
**Rebekah Entralgo**
We Need More, Not Less, Education on Black History and Structural Racism
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American history is wrought with the good, the bad, and the ugly. When
we provide access to comprehensive educational opportunities for all
students, it instills resilience and empathy for the shared American
experience.
****Kelly Harris****
DeSantis and the GOP Have a Plan: Replace Public Education With
Ahistorical Propaganda
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By unleashing an avalanche of fear and legal absurdity into a
struggling, underfunded system of public education, these far-right
freaks are in the process of crippling the learning process for tens of
millions of the nation's children.
****Robert C. Koehler****
As Always, Poorest Hit Hardest When Calamity Strikes
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While the rich insulate themselves from the fallout, the poor bear the
brunt of military conflict, economic upheaval, climate-related havoc,
and the coronavirus pandemic – which has left the earth's have-nots on
even shakier ground
****Belen Fernandez****
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